Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Child
Artist: Meredith Birrell
School: Blaxland High School
Form: Painting
Year: 2000
Gallery: The Wilkins Collection
My teacher referred me to historical portraiture and introduced me to methods of glazing using acrylic paint to give increased vibrancy to the surface of the painting. I explored classical portraiture, particularly images of children, and found inspiring the peculiar vigour that an image of a child lends a painting.